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NOT STOPPING SMOKING

Smoking reduction that works

Not sure you’re ready to stop smoking? Or not sure you can? But you’re here because you worry about it, so do consider this easy way to take control of smoking – without having to stop. Nearest NSS Centre: Brighton

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THE NSCI STOP SMOKING HANDBOOK

Here is a small taster from the book. If you are going to come to our Twickenham hypnotist, it’s a good idea to read the free sample pages first.

Is the perceived pleasure of smoking stopping you stopping?

I’ve talked about the fear of stopping, and this is another part of that, isn’t it? The fear that you will never again be able to enjoy a cigarette. It’s part of what we call the fear of success.

There are lots of times when you feel you enjoy a smoke. As a reward, after work, when you’re relaxing, with friends, with a drink. If the thought of missing all that didn’t put you off stopping it would be very surprising. It’s enough to make people say they don’t want to stop and it’s also enough to sabotage an attempt when you do try to stop.

In fact it is possibly the main factor when people say they don’t want to stop smoking. I regularly speak to smokers who say they know they should stop but it’s their only pleasure. Well, we’ll be looking shortly at the sanity of this statement but the fact remains that the majority of smokers, especially younger ones, believe they enjoy it, and they also believe that enjoyment is worth whatever smoking might do to them. They are doing a risk/benefit assessment without knowing they are doing it, in which they assume there is no risk because they’re young and there is lots of benefit so actually it’s a very quick assessment.

In other words, it doesn’t matter how old you are and it doesn’t matter how well or otherwise you understand the damage caused by smoking, the fact is you believe there is a benefit. You must do. Otherwise why would you do it?

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OTHER TWICKENHAM STOP SMOKING RESOURCES

Not looking for a Twickenham hypnotherapist? If you want to take pharmaceutical products instead, we suggest you see your GP.. You can also visit the NHS Smokefree website here.